Applying to confer an award and/or attend a graduation ceremony

Applying to Graduate

Most students do not need to apply to graduate.

Generally, students will be automatically identified and assessed by the academic area responsible for their program.

You do not need to apply to graduate if:

• you are enrolled or active in your program in the semester immediately preceding the graduation session;
• you have previously been identified and approved to graduate but did not respond to the graduation invitation; or
• you have been approved to graduate, and deferred the conferring of your award.

You do need to apply to graduate if:

• you had no active enrolment in your program in the semester immediately preceeding the graduation session; 
• you are an ANU student enrolled elsewhere on a cross-institutional or exchange basis. Students in this category must arrange to have an official transcript of results from the external institution forwarded to their ANU Academic College, together with a request to have the course credit applied to your academic record. This must be completed by 1 June for the Semester 1 graduation session, and by 1 November for the Semester 2 graduation session;
• you are a student in a combined or double degree program who wishes to confer only one of the degrees in that program; 
• you are a student who has applied to have course credit transferred to your current program; or
• you are a student who has been force-transferred into a new program following academic progression proceedings.

Out of Session Conferral

Students who have completed all requirements of their award may confer outside of the semesterly graduation sessions. Applications can be submitted throughout the year, however, please note that exclusion periods apply in June, July and from November to February each year. 

To apply for an out of session conferral, please complete the form in the Resources section of this page.